The Love Parks Award recognises an outstanding event or campaign during Love Parks week. The aim of the Love Parks initiative is to ensure that residents and visitors use local parks and protect these important green spaces, and this award is given in recognition of a local authority’s ability to increase footfall in their parks.

Councillor Alan Grimadell, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture and Tourism, said: “Our team does a fantastic job throughout the year, making Derby’s parks great places to visit, and it is to their credit that we receive this national award of recognition.

We would also like to extend our thanks to the volunteer groups and communities that help protect our parks.

In light of this award we are excited to announce the return of the award-winning Superhero Picnic in the Park events for 2019, and believe these will once again be a great opportunity for the people of Derby to enjoy our wonderful parks.”